Ford Trails Toyota in U.S. Sales for First Time

In 2007, Toyota Motor Corp became the No. 2 selling automaker in the U.S. sales, edging out Ford, the Associated Press reported. With sales up 3 percent for the year, Toyota sold 2.62 million cars and trucks in 2007. Meanwhile, Ford’s sales dropped by 12 percent to 2.572 million vehicles, the Associated Press reported. Although General Motors Corp. remained the country’s top-selling automaker, its sales went down by 6 percent to 3.82 million vehicles in 2007. As for Ford, corporate historian Bob Kreipke said it was the first time since 1931 that Ford wasn’t second behind GM in U.S. sales, according to the Associated Press.